City Hall Higher Meals Tax, Flat School Funding Feature in Roanoke Budget Proposal City Manager Valmarie Turner began flashing warning signs last month that the city needed to tighten its belt.
Arts Roanoke-Area Holocaust Survivors Share Stories of Hiding, Hope in Documentary “Triumph of Hope,” a documentary about three Roanoke-area survivors of the Holocaust, will screen at the Grandin Theatre on April 2.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/26 to 4/2. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Business Amazon Touts Creation of 400 Jobs at Roanoke Industrial Park Site, Once Tapped for Brewery Amazon unveiled its first Roanoke facility, which the company says supports 400 part-time jobs.
Letter Letter From the Founder: Todd Jackson To Join The Rambler As Our First Managing Editor Todd Jackson, veteran journalist and metro editor of The Roanoke Times, will become our inaugural managing editor.
Policing Roanoke Police Officer Out of Job After Animal Cruelty Charge A Roanoke police officer is out of a job after admitting in court he neglected his dog.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/19 to 3/26. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Federal Effects Refugee Resettlement Agency Lays Off Roanoke Staff After Federal Funding Cuts Refugees living in Roanoke are facing an increasingly unstable future in the wake of federal funding cuts and executive orders.
Racial justice Once Site of Roanoke's Dump, Washington Park Haunted By Legacy of Environmental Racism As Roanoke plans major upgrades to Washington Park, tensions linger over the city's history of urban planning in majority Black neighborhoods.
Business Historical Railroad Buffs Find New Home for Trains in Roanoke's Norwich Area The Roanoke chapter of the National Railway Historical Society moved out of its longtime home in the industrial center that is now Riverdale.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/12 to 3/19. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Food Corner Booth: Wasena Bakery Expansion, Mexican Restaurant, Mead and Show Pony Feature in Our Inaugural Food Column In our monthly Corner Booth food column, we'll feature restaurant openings, closings, changes, a first-impression review, and more.
Education Roanoke School District May Cut Positions If City Funding Remains Level, Officials Say Roanoke could also consider raising its meals tax rate to help pay for a backlog of deferred maintenance, a financial advisor said.
Housing Proposed South Roanoke Apartment Complex Made Feasible By Zoning Reforms Plans for the apartment building involve demolishing four century-old residences in the Crystal Spring commercial area.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 3/5 to 3/12. We scoured 30 disparate community calendars (yes, 30) so you didn’t have to.
Investigation Carilion Hospital Adds New Security System After Attempted Hatchet Attack Health care facilities have begun to scan visitors for weapons in response to high rates of violence against health care workers.
City Hall Roanoke May Need To Slash Millions in City Spending As Budget Woes Emerge The shortfall could affect schools, public transportation and parks.
Ramblings Ramblings: Board Mulls Third High School; Ex-Nursing Home Leader Sues Over Sanctions; Zoo Seeks Storm Damage Aid What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.
